Bar Martha, Tokyo, where the customer isn’t always right www.theguardian.com

Follow these simple edicts and you’ll thoroughly enjoy this idiosyncratic barThere are few places in Tokyo as polarising as Bar Martha.
Photograph: Oscar BoydBar Martha is what is known in Japan as a…

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New Study On Effects Of Manga Piracy Show Piracy's Effects Are More Nuanced Than Good Or Bad www.techdirt.com

New Study On Effects Of Manga Piracy Show Piracy's Effects Are More Nuanced Than Good Or Badfrom the comicly-nuanced deptIn all of our years and years of discussions on piracy and copyright infringem…

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Piracy Boosts Sales of Some Manga Comics, Research Shows torrentfreak.com

Publishers of Manga comics are working hard to shut down any and all pirate sites.
Manga piracy has been in the news quite a bit this month.
“Piracy decreased the legitimate sales of ongoing comics b…

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Japan's consumption tax raised to 10% amid swelling welfare costs english.kyodonews.net

The following is a chronology of major events related to the consumption tax in JapanApril 1989 -- Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita's government introduces a 3 percent consumption tax.
April 1997 -- P…

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Organizers, festival host agree to reopen "comfort women" exhibition english.kyodonews.net

The settlement came after the Nagoya District Court held a hearing on a demand that the exhibit "After 'Freedom of Expression?'"
Related coverage:Artists protest hate underlying attacks on Japan art …

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Discover Central Japan: A Travel Guide to Mie, Aichi, Gifu and Nagano Prefectures blog.gaijinpot.com

This guide was created to help you explore an unknown Japan though trips to the main prefectures that make up much of the central Japan region: Mie, Aichi, Gifu, and Nagano.
Photo: Randiah Camille Gr…

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2019 Top Jobs in Japan Week 40 blog.gaijinpot.com

You will be reviewing online search results in order to improve client content and quality.
You will be required to provide feedback and analysis on content found in search engine results and provide…

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A Japanese MBA Does Not Mean What You Think It Means www.disruptingjapan.com

Yoshi: Well, we have English MBA program and Japanese MBA program.
But in case of Japanese, we don’t need to have full-time in Japanese MBA program because not many people quit jobs to get MBA in Jap…

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10 Things in Tokyo: October 2019 | TABlog | Tokyo Art Beat www.tokyoartbeat.com

This year marks the centennial of the modernist art and architecture movement Bauhaus, and Tokyo is celebrating with an array of events.
Decode / Events & Materials The Work of Art in the Age of …

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Tax Hike Means Items At 100-Yen Shops Can Be Purchased With Two Coins Again www.therisingwasabi.com

People in Japan have welcomed the news that things purchased at 100-yen stores can once again be bought with two coins.
“Sugoi ne,” said 47-year-old housewife Yumiko Kobayashi.
“Yesterday, I had to h…

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